CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth over P100 million were seized in a series of police buy-bust operations Saturday, June 25, in Central Visayas. In Lapu-Lapu City, two persons were caught with 15 kilos of shabu with an estimated value of P102 million. Eric Felisilda, 45, and Niel James...
PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Western Visayas Director Alex Tablate (center) leads the thermal destruction of P96-million illegal drugs at the Acropolis Gardens in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City Friday, June 24. (Glazyl Masculino) BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-Region 6 on Thursday, June 23 confirmed 21 cases of the Covid-19 Omicron BA.5 variant in Western Visayas. Iloilo City had the majority of the Omicron BA.5 cases with 16, followed by Iloilo with four and one from Guimaras. “We are closely coordinating with...
THE Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital (WVSGH) in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo is now a 300-bed general hospital. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A sanitarium that used to treat leprosy patients in Iloilo has been elevated into a general hospital. The Department of Health (DOH) inaugurated...
The low pressure area (LPA) spotted north of Borongan City, eastern Samar will continue to bring cloudy skies, scattered rains, and thunderstorms in Luzon and Visayas, said the state weather bureau on Thursday, June 23. (PAGASA) Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas), together with the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) and the Federation of Eastern Visayas Motorcyclist Association (FEVMA), recently launched the Philippine Motorcycle Tourism (PMT) in the region. A total of 200 motorcycle...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing climate-resilient farming in Western Visayas or Region 6. FARMERS in Western Visayas region are urged to adapt to climate-resilient farming. (DA-6) The DA-Region 6 Western Visayas Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture...
TRADE and provincial government officials grace the opening of the Capiz Chocolate Factory in Panit-an, Capiz. (DTI-6) ILOILO CITY – A chocolate factory opened in Capiz Monday, June 20, to boost the cacao industry in Western Visayas or Region 6. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 6...
SHOPPERS pass by the Corona Store on busy Calle Real in downtown Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY — Western Visayas remains under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 from June 16 to 30. The regional capital of Iloilo City is still at Alert Level 1; Iloilo, which consists of 42 towns and the component...
CEBU CITY – A man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to spread the nude photos of a woman if she would not pay him or have sex with him. Mark Anthony Daclan, a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, was arrested in an entrapment operation conducted by agents of the...
GROCERY store workers rest in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The unemployment rate in Western Visayas or Region 6 dropped as restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic ease and businesses are returning to more normal operations. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
MAP of the Philippines with Eastern Visayas highlighted. TACLOBAN CITY – Workers in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) will have a P50 increase in their daily minimum wage. From P325, their minimum wage will be P375 daily under Wage Order No. RB VIII-22. The pay hike for non-agriculture workers...
